CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 028 (P269129)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 14134

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) Hymn; Lipiteshtar B; (Obv)10x(Rev)4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1-2. [{d}]li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lugal [sag] il2 nun bara2-ga
3. [he2]-du7 {gesz}isimu2{sar} nam-lugal-la
4. [{d}]utu-gin7 du sze-er-zi kalam-ma
5. nam#-nun-sze3 mah me gal-la u5
6. ub#-da limmu2 ug3 ki gar-ra-asz
7. sze#-ga {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}nin-lil2-le ki ag2#
8. szul# zi igi gun3 bara2-ga tum2#-[ma]
9. men aga zi# [sag me-te-gal2]
  aga erased after men
10. sibir# [szu du8 sag-ge6-ga]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. sa12-e#-esz# [rig7-ga]
2'. {d}nisaba munus ul-la gun3#-[a]
3'. munus zi dub-sar <nin> nig2-nam zu#
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) Hymn; Lipiteshtar B; (Obv)10x(Rev)4 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) Q000482 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P269129

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
upper part, 1 col. , ruled

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 14134
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.5.5.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.5.5.2
Penn Museum (Penn) 587582
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.14134
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P269129

References

  • history: OIP 16, 078

    [Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: JCS 30 (pp. 33-61), 054

    [Vanstiphout1978JCS30] Vanstiphout, Herman L. J. 1978. “Lipit-Eštar’s Praise in the Edubba.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30 (1): 33–61. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359932.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-09 at 13:25:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:29:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-03-08 at 17:50:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-20 at 09:08:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-20 at 09:06:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-17 at 07:33:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-17 at 07:32:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269129.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 028 artifact entry (No. P269129). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269129 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269129 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269129.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 028 artifact entry (No. P269129). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269129 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269129 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269129},
}


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